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Sammy Harper, a graphic and web designer based in Omaha, says his first Plastic Free July, in 2020, was a flop. He ambitiously tried to cut out all plastic for the month and quickly became ...

Supermarkets have increased their plastic footprint over the last year, even though they vowed to cut down on their packaging.. The use of single-use plastics in supermarkets has risen to more ...

Sat., May 11, 2019 Plastic tubes like these can’t be recycled in the Spokane area. ... On the opposite side cut straight across the tube meeting up at the bottom edges of the flap. 5.

The United Nations wants to finish a plastics treaty by the end of 2024. Almost every piece of plastic is made from fossil fuels, and the industry wants a big say in how it's cleaned up.